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Lions Gate road plate raises ire Temporary ‘speed hump’ causes commuter headache
BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
It’s not a speed bump. But it sure does feel like one when you hit it unexpectedly at 50
kilometres per hour. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has installed a “temporary road plate” as part of the Lions Gate Bridge north approach viaduct joint
renewal project. The plate allows workers to replace the bridge deck joint underneath and should be gone in the next week and a half. But whether it’s startling drivers or slowing them down, it’s been a commuter headache, said Peter Ferlow, a West Vancouver resident who works downtown.
“A friend of ours who was coming from Squamish on Monday morning was surprised by it and actually got some air in their car,” Ferlow said with a laugh. “It’s added another 20 or 25 minutes to my commute from downtown. It’s a traffic parking lot from Granville Street on Georgia, all the way to the bridge.”
Ferlow said he is also concerned about the project getting behind schedule and over budget. The province initially announced a $4.2-million budget for the project in July 2014 and a completion date of fall 2014. The ministry’s website now lists the project cost at
The project was meant to make the bridge deck smoother and quieter but Ferlow said the completed sections still provide a rough ride. “The guys with the Porsches and Ferraris and anyone else with low profile tires is getting their fillings knocked out and thinking that their tires are popping,” he said.
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CapU president Bulcroft to retire BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
Capilano University president Kris Bulcroft has announced she will be stepping down in 2016. Bulcroft’s five-year contract was scheduled to come to an end this summer, but at the request of the university’s board of governors, she’s agreed to stay on for one more year. By hanging on until 2016, Bulcroft will be able to help implement the recently approved strategic plan. The plan is meant to guide the school through some challenges ahead, including the third budget shortfall of more than a $1 million in three years. The next 18 months will also allow the board to kick off a search for a new president. Bulcroft was teaching See Search page 3
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